A statue of a man with its hair painted pink stands on a street during the International Women's Day strike "A Day Without Women" in Mexico City, Monday, March 9, 2020. Thousands of women across Mexico went on strike after an unprecedented number of girls and women hit the streets to protest rampant gender violence on International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
March 9, 2020
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March 9, 2020 9:12 p.m.
Mexico: Thousands stay in to protest violence against women
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Untold thousands of women across Mexico stayed home from work and school Monday as part of a strike billed as “A Day Without Women,” a day after an unprecedented number of them filled the streets to protest rampant and rising gender violence on International Women's Day.